Difficult Damsels

Difficult Damsels is an amateur podcast, brought to you by two ridiculous humans, that explores the difficult damsels throughout history who said “f💋ck this” and broke out of their preordained roles as meek and obedient to be their most authentic selves. Your hosts Rachel and Kat delve into what it means to be a difficult damsel and just how these women changed history only to be labeled witch, mad, crazy because they dared to rise against societal and patriarchal norms and change their world!

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3. Eleanor of Aquitaine

The sheer force of will that was Eleanor of Aquitaine has been the source of many a salacious tale. But what is real and what is embellishment? Eleanor’s wealth and land made her Europe’s most eligible bachelorette and a tempting damsel to snatch up. But she proved every bit as difficult for her would-be captors as she did the kings she would go on to marry. History’s singular Queen Consort to both France and England, Eleanor inspired many a tale of scandal wherever she went. Eleanor was the def...

Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 3

2. Empress Matilda

History may have forgotten Empress Matilda, but we haven’t. When The White Ship disaster deprived Henry I of his only legitimate male heir, he names his daughter Matilda as his successor. But the throne is stolen from her by her cousin, Stephen of Blois. England is subsequently thrust into a civil war known as The Anarchy for nineteen years. But Matilda eventually gets her victory in her son, the future King Henry II of England, the first Plantagenet King.

Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 2

1. Elizabeth Bathory

Known as the Blood Countess, Elizabeth Bathory’s atrocities have been sensationalized over time. But what do we really know about this difficult damsel? Was she the notorious monster of legend? Did she truly bathe in the blood of virgins or did the myth end up taking on a life of its own?

Nov 24, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Introducing Difficult Damsels! 👑

Welcome to Difficult Damsels! In this inaugural episode we introduce your hosts Rachel and Kat and ask what it means to be a difficult damsel, how we strive to be difficult in the world today, what it means to be authentic and what we want out of this podcast. We hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording and we hope you join us on this podcast journey. Stay Difficult!

Nov 17, 2020•18 min

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